tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post6688544422027688460..comments2023-12-26T10:22:04.630-05:00Comments on Things of My Soul: Balancing Zealousness with Concern for OthersPapa Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-60593208442648991602014-07-07T10:30:19.409-04:002014-07-07T10:30:19.409-04:00I think, as Mormon got older and more experienced,...I think, as Mormon got older and more experienced, he got a little less passionate as a fan of Capt Moroni. Early on, we get a lot of "isn't he the paragon of manhood?" (Not to mention naming a son after him), but as Mormon goes through his own wars he begins to see Capt Moroni's flaws. We get more stories about Helaman, then eventually a bare mention of casualties.<br /><br /Frank Pelletthttps://randommormonmusings.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-4224496103900651342014-07-04T20:59:18.646-04:002014-07-04T20:59:18.646-04:00I think I've found that more I've studied ...I think I've found that more I've studied the less rigid I've become and the more I've actually put into practice my professed beliefs the more understanding and charity I've felt. This way of living is what is what keeps me in the muddle of the middle.Careynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-46322775071182782782014-07-04T20:43:25.768-04:002014-07-04T20:43:25.768-04:00"The muddle in the middle"
I like that...."The muddle in the middle"<br /><br />I like that.Careynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-75940913762736041652014-07-04T20:42:53.275-04:002014-07-04T20:42:53.275-04:00Also, I believe the scriptural admonition to avoid...Also, I believe the scriptural admonition to avoid being lukewarm but instead be hot or cold is BADLY misunderstood and misinterpreted by most people. <br /><br />It doesn't mean to be an extremist - or that any extreme is better than moderation. Back then, water that came directly from a source was either hot or cold (picture a hot spring and a mountain stream) - while irrigated water that Papa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-19070858265840538512014-07-04T20:35:44.997-04:002014-07-04T20:35:44.997-04:00Carey, I generally am not a proponent of extremes ...Carey, I generally am not a proponent of extremes in either direction. <br /><br />In some, limited cases, I think an extreme is appropriate, but I believe deeply in the general concept of moderation - and charity tends to disappear the closer one gets to any extreme. Also, the Golden Rule tends to point away from extremes. <br /><br />I believe growth is most available in what I like to call thePapa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-37689951717792889552014-07-04T20:34:54.056-04:002014-07-04T20:34:54.056-04:00What are your thoughts regarding being too extreme...What are your thoughts regarding being too extreme the other way? <br /><br />I guess over the last few days I've noticed some "extreme" positions that in the name of being charitable to others they are effectively giving ultimatum to the church. I now realize this might not be the same as giving God an ultimatum, but even though I empathize with their plight there's something Careynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-74451447289298843592014-07-04T20:34:03.387-04:002014-07-04T20:34:03.387-04:00I for one completely agree with you! And you are r...I for one completely agree with you! And you are right, examples of unrighteous fanaticism are all around us. Jeffreynoreply@blogger.com